1974 Race of Champions

The 1974 Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on 17 March 1974. The 40-lap race featured both Formula One and Formula 5000 cars, and was won by Belgian driver Jacky Ickx in a Lotus-Cosworth, with Austria's Niki Lauda second in a Ferrari and Brazil's Emerson Fittipaldi third in a McLaren-Cosworth.[1]

1974 Race of Champions
Non-championship race in the 1974 Formula One season
Race details
Date 17 March 1974
Location Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit
Fawkham, Kent, England
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.206 km (2.6136 mi)
Distance 40 laps, 168.24 km (104.544 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Hesketh-Cosworth
Time 1:21.5
Fastest lap
Driver Jacky Ickx Lotus-Cosworth
Time 1:33.8
Podium
First
Lotus-Cosworth
Second
Ferrari
Third
McLaren-Cosworth

Qualifying

Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapGap
1 24 James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 1:21.5 —
2 11 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:21.6 +0.1
3 12 Niki Lauda Ferrari 1:22.1 +0.6
4 7 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 1:23.0 +1.5
5 15 Henri Pescarolo BRM 1:23.1 +1.6
6 5 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 1:23.2 +1.7
7 33 Mike Hailwood McLaren-Ford 1:23.2 +1.7
8 19 Jochen Mass Surtees-Ford 1:23.3 +1.8
9 16 Peter Revson Shadow-Ford 1:23.6 +2.1
10 6 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:24.1 +2.6
11 2 Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 1:24.2 +2.7
12 26 Graham Hill Lola-Ford 1:24.6 +3.1
13 8 Richard Robarts Brabham-Ford 1:26.0 +4.5
14 29 John Nicholson Lyncar-Ford 1:26.8 +5.3
15 22 Rikky von Opel Ensign-Ford 1:27.0 +5.5
16 52 Peter Gethin Chevron-Chevrolet 1:35.5 +14.0
17 66 Brian Redman Lola-Chevrolet 1:35.7 +14.2
18 56 Guy Edwards Lola-Chevrolet 1:35.7 +14.2
19 62 Ian Ashley Lola-Chevrolet 1:36.0 +14.5
20 65 Vern Schuppan Trojan-Chevrolet 1:36.3 +14.8
21 74 Steve Thompson Chevron-Chevrolet 1:36.8 +15.3
22 17 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford 1:37.1 +15.6
23 69 Clive Santo Lola-Chevrolet 1:37.8 +16.3
24 58 Tony Dean Chevron-Chevrolet 1:39.0 +17.5
25 51 Teddy Pilette Chevron-Chevrolet 1:39.1 +17.6
26 53 Keith Holland Trojan-Chevrolet 1:39.7 +18.2
27 64 Mike Wilds March-Chevrolet 1:40.5 +19.0
28 60 Damien Magee Lola-Chevrolet 1:44.8 +23.3
29 208 Lella Lombardi Lola-Chevrolet 1:45.4 +23.9
30 61 Patrick Sumner Trojan-Chevrolet 1:50.9 +29.4
31 59 Brian Robinson McLaren-Chevrolet 1:55.1 +33.6
32 54 Allan Kayes McLaren-Chevrolet 2:00.0 +38.5
Source:[2][3]

Classification

Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 2 Jacky Ickx Lotus-Ford 40 1:03:37.6 11
2 12 Niki Lauda Ferrari 40 + 1.5 3
3 5 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Ford 40 + 18.3 6
4 33 Mike Hailwood McLaren-Ford 40 + 1:18.9 7
5 11 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 40 + 1:26.5 2
6 16 Peter Revson Shadow-Ford 39 + 1 Lap 9
7 15 Henri Pescarolo BRM 38 + 2 Laps 5
8 62 Ian Ashley Lola-Chevrolet 38 + 2 Laps 19
9 74 Steve Thompson Chevron-Chevrolet 37 + 3 Laps 21
10 52 Peter Gethin Chevron-Chevrolet 37 + 3 Laps 16
11 69 Clive Santo Lola-Chevrolet 37 + 3 Laps 23
12 8 Richard Robarts Brabham-Ford 36 + 4 Laps 13
NC 6 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 35 Not classified 10
NC 208 Lella Lombardi Lola-Chevrolet Not classified 29
NC 29 John Nicholson Lyncar-Ford Not classified 14
NC 26 Graham Hill Lola-Ford Not classified 12
Ret 58 Tony Dean Chevron-Chevrolet 38 Accident 24
Ret 60 Damien Magee Lola-Chevrolet 28 Handling 28
Ret 7 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 19 Accident 4
Ret 24 James Hunt Hesketh-Ford 4 Accident damage 1
Ret 51 Teddy Pilette Chevron-Chevrolet 1 Spun off 25
Ret 64 Mike Wilds March-Chevrolet 1 Accident avoiding Pilette 27
DNS 19 Jochen Mass Surtees-Ford Practice accident 8
DNS 17 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow-Ford Practice accident 22
DNS 22 Rikky von Opel Ensign-Ford Not confident with handling 15
DNS 66 Brian Redman Lola-Chevrolet 17
DNS 56 Guy Edwards Lola-Chevrolet 18
DNS 65 Vern Schuppan Trojan-Chevrolet 20
DNS 53 Keith Holland Trojan-Chevrolet 26
DNQ 61 Patrick Sumner Trojan-Chevrolet
DNQ 59 Brian Robinson McLaren-Chevrolet
DNQ 54 Allan Kayes McLaren-Chevrolet
Source:[2][4]

References
  1. "The Race of Champions: Wet and interesting". Motor Sport. April 1974. p. 31. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  2. "1974 Race of Champions". Motor Sport. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  3. "Race of Champions - (Qualifying Results)". RacingSportCars. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  4. "Race of Champions - (Race Results)". RacingSportCars. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
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